History of Domestic and Foreign Commerce of the United States - Vol. 1

The general plan under which the Department of Economics and
Sociology of the Carnegie Institution of Washington has been prosecuting its work was first outlined in 1902 by a special committee, consisting of the late Colonel Carroll D. Wright, Professor John Bates
Clark of Columbia University, and the writer. In 1903 the outline
was elaborated, and an appropriation was made by the trustees of the
Institution for its execution. The work was begun in 1904.The plan contemplated an extended study of the economic history
of the United States, to be carried out by the cooperation of a large
number of scholars. The subject was divided topically into eleven
divisions, and a twelfth was added in 1906; each was placed in charge
of an economist selected with particular reference to his familiarity
with the topic assigned him. Within each division it was designed to
secure special studies or monographs on topics not yet adequately
treated in economic or historical literature, and to use these as the basis
of a comprehensive treatise covering the entire subject-matter of the
division. It was expected that, as a rule, each summary would be written
by the head of the division, but in several cases it has been found
best to assign different chapters to different authors. The title adopted
for the work as a whole is Contributions to American Economic History.
In consequence of resignations and, in the case of Colonel Wright, of
death, changes have been made from time to time in the heads of four
of the divisions, the organization of which since 1909 has been as
follows:

In addition to the Contributions to American Economic History, it
was decided to compile and publish a comprehensive index of the
economic material found in the public documents of the States of the United States, and this work was intrusted to Miss Adelaide R. Hasse,

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